After Eboa Lottin, here is another collaboration from Poly-Rythmo with Cameroon's music and its ambassador, the woman singer and songwriter Betti Betti. I have no information on Betti Betti, only music which was recorded in Benin.

This EP recorded in 1970 on Albarika Store label with Gnonnas Pedro's first band, Los Panchos, is one the first recording from the famous afrcican salsero. His voice sounds young and we can already feel his great talent. Side one is described as "soukous son" rhythm and side two an afro-cuban tune song in spanish. For those who don't know Gnonnas Pedro's biography, I translated a good one written by Arnaud Adikpeto from Benin:

Sixteen LPs, ten 45s, five CDs, all titles are as much loved as hummed throughout Africa. The rich musical heritage from Gnonnas Pedro contiues to live 6 years after his disappearance. Hometown Lokossa in the department of Mono, Gnonnas Pedro comes from a musical family with a father responsible for choir and two brothers, one bassist and one saxophonist. This family environment an the training he received from Do Rego Theophilius aka El Rego open him very quickly the way of great musical career.

With a captivating voice, talented guitarist, will lead Gnonnas Pedro's orchestra "Los Panchos", later renamed the "Dadje Band". Found off traditional Agbadja rhythm , he will make his music stand while providing modern touches. Early on, his repertoire is enriched with new sounds, local and Afro Caribbean, quickly adopted by the public.

"Dedje Vignin", "La musique en verité", or "Dagamassi", "Combinacion", have make dance all over Africa. It also retains the title "Von Von O No" which will adopted as theanthem of the national football team of Togo. He began a second career in 1996 when he joined Africando formation. With this band, Gnonnas Pedro will record a total of four albums crowned by a global success.

Always with Africando, Gnonnas reveal the magnitude of his talent in the world that adopts it. Polyglot into his songs, his covers topics are, women, love, slave trade. Most importantly, Gnonnas Pedro is a humble artist with enormous talent. He is an artist who will be performing a few weeks before his death. "Dadji" national, hello! Successes of the past and always!

Still in the traditional music serie edited on Alabarika Store label, here is number 63, recorded in 1979. I have no informations about Sezonme Alosse except that he comes from Savalou, the Kingdom of tchinkoume music which king is Alokpon (watch the link). We thus hear water drums and famous super-bass Gotta drum. This album is not my favorite but the record is in a good shape and it is part of the Republic of Albarika.

Still a wonderful weapon, the Super Mande band with three great names of African music from Mali, Burkina-Faso and Benin. This sublime and rare record was recorded in Ivory-Coast in 1980. An example of culture exchange and beauty...

Abdoulaye Diabate, a griot singer from Mali, who began his career with the Orchestra Regional de Segou, and who will make famous later the great Orchestra Kene Star de Sikasso, is composer and leader. he gives us full scope of his talent.

Mangue Konde, from Burkina, is on guitar and his talent explodes on all tracks of the album. It is pure psychedelic happiness. We can feel that Konde is transcended by Diabate's songs. I do not know if the Super Mande band was created by Mangue Konde, but he is one of the undisputed leader.Gilbert Dossou, alias Prince Dgib's, from Benin and already discovered in this post, was a famous producer in Ivory Coast. He had created his own label Sodogil. Dossou has directed this volume N°9 and we can recognize typical Beninese bells arrangements in the fantastic song "Bolon".

I make war in Ivory Coast with the best weapon: the orchestra Super Mande. Laurent Gbagbo should listen to the music that will come because it represents the richness and and diversity of the region. North or South, throughout Africa is built with the same mapping, albeit a colonial legacy but an asset for a global era. I say no to racist bred, no to the baker Gbagbo.

Thus, I propose an album which had great success on Oro and representing the golden age of music in Ivory Coast. Recorded in 1978, this beautiful album is composed by Mangue Konde, from Burkina Faso. His guitar is magic and peaceful and the band brings together all the Ivorian ethnic groups, a necklace of ivory...